Bringing Theory into Practice: ECMS launches its first online course this fall

The response of educational institutions to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a greatly increased demand for online classes. This need coincides with Eastman Community Music School’s launch of an ambitious AP® Music Theory online course, the result of collaboration between  ECMS and Eastman’s Institute for Music Leadership, with grant funding from the University…

AP® Music Theory Offered Online by Eastman

For Course Information: community@esm.rochester.edu , (585) 274-1400 Media only: Katey Padden, Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, (585) 451-8492, kpadden@esm.rochester.edu   Eastman Community Music School (ECMS) will now offer an online AP® Music Theory course. Specifically designed for high school students, the 34-week, College Board- approved AP® Music Theory course provides students with a college level written and…

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Eastman Action Commission for Racial Justice

Dear Members of the Eastman Community, The events of the past few weeks are serving as the impetus for society to engage in systemic and transformational change on behalf of racial justice.  While Eastman has been very committed to issues of diversity, equity and access, as demonstrated by initiatives like the Eastman Pathways Program, the…

Community Message of Support: June 1, 2020

Dear Members of the Eastman Community, In my weekly messages to the community, I am privileged to share notes of accomplishments, positivity, and joy.  I write today, not to celebrate accomplishments, but to acknowledge that members of our community are hurting—deeply.  The senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is heartbreaking and appalling.  The outrage…